I ate no delicacies, no meat or wine entered my mouth, nor did I (A)anoint myself at all, for (B)the full three weeks. On the twenty-fourth day of the first month, as I was standing (C)on the bank of the great river ((D)that is, the Tigris) (E)I lifted up my eyes and looked, and behold, (F)a man clothed in linen, (G)with a belt of fine (H)gold from Uphaz around his waist.

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I ate no choice food; no meat or wine touched my lips;(A) and I used no lotions at all until the three weeks were over.

On the twenty-fourth day of the first month, as I was standing on the bank(B) of the great river, the Tigris,(C) I looked up(D) and there before me was a man dressed in linen,(E) with a belt of fine gold(F) from Uphaz around his waist.

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